If you keep making noise, I won’t stand it anymore!

With the beginning of Yatuo grass, Luo Sheng took Gu Duzhong to all the places where herbs were grown in Luojia Village. What's more, they really discovered a dozen herbs with special medicinal value. This not only made Luo Sheng very happy, but also made the farmers who grew the herbs express their gratitude profusely. His popularity was comparable to that of the real-life "God of Wealth".

Every inch has its own shortcomings and every foot has its own strengths. Doctor Wang is good at acupuncture and moxibustion, and Gu Duzhong is unique in internal medicine. This experience made Meixiang decide to bring every doctor she has a close cooperation with to Luojia Village. Old Man Luo and Luo Sheng decided to take every new herb they found to Liu's house to show them, in case it is another "cash cow".

After finishing his work, Old Man Luo rushed over breathlessly, and as soon as they met, he blamed Luo Sheng for not sending someone to call him over earlier. Meixiang repeatedly explained that she was mainly bringing the two gentlemen here today to see if there was anything serious, and then she gave up.

Seeing that it was almost noon, Old Man Luo insisted on inviting everyone to his house for a simple meal. Meixiang and Situ Yidong couldn't refuse, so after seeking the opinions of the two gentlemen, they gladly agreed.

Xiao San and Gu Duzhong's little boy went to the kitchen to help, while Situ Yidong and Meiying went to the back mountain. After an incense stick of time, they returned with five pheasants. Three were processed, two were used for braising, one was used for soup, and the other two were fenced with bamboo fences. In ordinary farmers' homes, game is rare outside the back mountain, not to mention that pheasants that are unharmed are even rarer. The surprise in the eyes of Old Man Luo and Luo Sheng can be seen.

Soon, the simple lunch was ready, one meat, three vegetables, one soup, and a steamed bun made of mixed flour. With Haoyue's current family conditions, such a lunch would only be used to satisfy one's hunger during the New Year and other festivals, and it would only barely keep one warm and full at other times.

Meixiang only ate a few chopsticks of vegetarian dishes, half a bowl of mammy and half a bowl of chicken soup, and then put down her chopsticks. The two old gentlemen ate less because of their age, and the others only filled their stomachs and put down their chopsticks when they were half full. These mixed flour buns were the rations for Old Man Luo and his partner for ten days.

Seeing that most of the food was left, Old Man Luo was shocked. He was just worried about what to do if there wasn't enough food, but he didn't expect there would be so much left. "Is it not to your taste? Why are you eating so little? Don't be polite."

"No, we just had breakfast late and are not hungry. I'm not being polite to you." Situ Yidun smiled and comforted the uneasy old man Luo.

"Oh my, this, this really makes me at a loss as to what to do."

Meixiang could see that Old Man Luo was embarrassed. In fact, he also understood that everyone just wanted to save their food rations: "It's really nothing. Please sit down and take a rest. We can take this opportunity to talk and chat."

Xiao San cleverly boiled water and brought teacups over. She was used to drinking the tea from the Liu Mansion, and was afraid that other ladies would not be used to it, so she always kept tea, teapots and teacups in the carriage. Meixiang was quite attentive to some details of life, and would never compromise herself as long as she could satisfy herself. Everyone was happy to indulge her little habit.

"Since the young lady came last time, Luo Sheng and I have carefully checked the land, population and other conditions in the village. A few days ago, the military camp sent people over to collect a batch of herbs. We took this opportunity to publicize the idea of ​​the medicinal material base. Everyone is very enthusiastic now."

Old Man Luo happily talked about the recent progress schedule: "I recently organized the villagers who are free to simply level the open space on the back mountain. If a large area of ​​planting is needed later, it can be used. Before the herbs are really grown on a large scale, I think it is best not to cultivate the fields. That is the food rations of the villagers and the foundation of their survival."

Meixiang nodded after hearing this. Old Luo was right to do this based on the idea of ​​maintaining stability. She didn't want to rush to change too much. Some things can't be rushed, such as people's thinking and the degree of acceptance of new things. It was an unexpected surprise that Old Luo and his team could achieve this level in such a short time.

"You can handle these as you wish. I just want to remind Uncle Luo that you should try not to damage too much vegetation on the back hill, in case it rains heavily, especially continuously, which can cause the soil to loosen. Many flash floods are caused by this."

"Oh, there is such a saying?" Everyone looked at Meixiang in surprise.

"Don't you know?" Meixiang looked back at everyone in surprise, "I thought this was just common sense, so I never mentioned it too much."

She paused and continued, "This is one of the reasons why we insisted on planting two trees for every tree we cut down. Sooner or later, humans will have to pay for the consequences of excessive destruction of vegetation. Well, people will pay a heavy price."

"Well, Miss Xie reminded me. I will also write this into the village rules. I will plant some herbs that thrive well on the land reclaimed on the back mountain in the next few days. Mountain torrents are so terrible, it's chilling to think about them." Old man Luo couldn't help shuddering as he spoke. For people living at the foot of the mountains, this has always been considered one of the most terrible natural disasters, and no one has ever mentioned the human factor.

"Also, Uncle Luo, take some time to look for the village chief of Xiaoliu Village, Ou Mengdeou. He is currently in charge of building official roads to various villages. See what preparations need to be made in advance. Well, you can call on the village chiefs along the way to join in." Meixiang thought for a moment and then reminded, "This time, the villagers don't need to perform corvée labor. The government will pay for all the construction."

When Old Man Luo and Luo Sheng heard this, their eyes lit up. They looked at each other involuntarily. Old Man Luo said with a happy face, "I will call everyone to go to see Village Chief Ou early tomorrow morning. This is good. The villagers can make some money again."

"Brother Situ Shi, have you sent soldiers to help dig the canal in Xiaoliu Village?"

"Well, a group of ten people were sent out."

"Then you need to pay attention to whether you can arrange for more people to help if several villages start working together. You need to discuss this with cousin Zhen. But the principles cannot be changed, and the main responsibilities of the soldiers cannot be changed. These people are helping out in their free time. We cannot put the cart before the horse."

"Okay, I've got that in mind. Let's wait for Village Chief Luo and his team to discuss this with Village Chief Ou tomorrow. I'll make adjustments and arrangements after they've made their decision."

Gu Duzhong listened to their conversation with his eyes flickering.